Apple asked Google not to use multi-touch in Android

A member of the Android team has told VentureBeat that Apple has apparently asked that Google not implement multi-touch in Android, a request which Google had complied with. Multi-touch is the technology that allows a touch display to register simultaneous input on different parts of the screen. First popularized by Apple's iPhone, it has since appeared in the form of multitouch trackpad on new MacBooks.

In the past, one of the chief complaints about the G1 Android-based smartphone was its lack of multi-touch--now we know why. Of course, with the inevitable launch of the Palm Pre, pressure for Android to implement what seems to be the de facto feature for phones with large screens can only be mounting.

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